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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.

386,173, dated July 17,1888.

v Application filed January 13, i398. Soi-inl No. SEGQUQO. (No model.)

Zo all whom t umg/ concern:

it known that i HENRY C. Wnrrn, a citizen of the 'United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain ncwand usel'ul Improvements in SteanrScparators; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference b eing had to the accompanying flrawings, and to the letters and lgures marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to steanrseparators, and the novelty consists in the arrangementand adaptation of the parts, as will be more fully hereinafter explained.

The object of the invention is to provide a .cheap and efficient means whereby the e11- trained and suspended water may bc removed from steam in its passage from the generator to the point of its use, so'as to prevent its introduction into the steam circulation, to the injury of the mechanism in which it is to be employed.

in the drawings, Figure I is a vertical longitudinal section of my device with the perforated chamber in eleva-tion. lar section on the plane of the line 1/ y oi' Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the plane of the line .c of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a bottoml plan view, and- Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the plane of the line ol' Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings, in which the same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures, A is a chamber of metal provided with suitable openings to receive the inletpipe I5 end the outlet-pipe C. It is also provided with two or more sets of balde-plates, as d d and o c, preferably made integral with the chamber A, one set boing near the point of dischargeof theinletpipe and the other set being near to the bottom of the chamber A. The outlet-pipe G is divided into two parts iu passing around the inlet-pipe l, and at its lower end it is provided 'with a valveseat, c', against which the ball E forms a joint when in contact with the same. Depending from the bottom of the outlet-pipc G and extending to or near the bottom ofthe chamber A. is a pipe or cylinder, 1, made of wire-gauze Fig. 2 is a simi- Y or perforated metal and inclosing` loosely the ball F. This balLI is made hollow or light, so as to readily lloat upon the surface ot' the water. ',lhc chamber A is likewise provided with a glass watengago, h, for showing the height ol' the water in the chamber, and the disehargecock S or other suitable means for drawing ol'f the water as occasion may require. Access is al'i'orded to the interior ol' the chainber through a manhole closed by the cover a, securely fastened to the bottom ol' the chamber by bolts or other suitable means.

The action ol" the apparatus is as follows: The saturated steam entering the chamber A through the inletpipc P inipinges by its own velocity against the inner surface of the ehan1- ber. The entrained water of the entering steam adheres to the sides ol the chamber and tricklcs down thc same toward the bottom. This action -is multiplied by the presence of the baille-plates d (l, which serve to attract more ofthe water. The steam thus deprived ol" the greater part ofthe entrained water is deflected downward and laterally, and, enteringr the perforations of the pipe P, passes on through the outlet-pipe (l to the engine. The chamber l serves a double purpose, it acts as a means whereby the water is further extracted from the steam, and it serves asaguide for the oating ball I". The use ol" the latter is important. .lf there is a sudden influx of water from any cause, the ball E is carried upward with the water against the valveseat e' and closes the outlet-pipe C, thus cutting ott' the steam and stopping4 the engine and preventing any further outward flow of the water.` The bal'lleplatcs c c at the bottom of the cham ber serve to cheek any violent. agitation of the collected water.

I may modify the relative positions of the outletitnd inlet pipes in any approved manner, so that they readily pass each other, and I may similarly change the position ofthe baille-plates and otherwise vary the details o f construction within wide limits without departing from the essential features of my in- Vention.

1. In a steam-separator, as described, 4the combination, with the outlet-pipe C, provided with a valve-scat, e, 0l' o. floating ball, E, pro- 3. A steam-separator placed intermediate A the generator and the engine, consisting of a lo chamber, A, provided with suitable outlet and inlet pipes, the latter having a valve seat and containing'bafiie-plates, as d d and e e, the perforated chamber P, and the ioating ball E.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY C. 'WHITE Witnesses:

L. M. DosoHER, WM. J. BAIRD; 

